Largest lakes & reservoirs in Pennsylvania by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Mid-Atlantic > Pennsylvania > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 40 articles we have published for Pennsylvania lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, Northeast, Northwest, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Southeast, USA) |
6,261,500 ac | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Onta… |
| Pymatuning Lake (Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, Pennsylvania, USA) |
17,088 ac | Also known as Pymatuning Reservoir Pymatuning Lake, located in northwestern Pennsylvania and spilling over into northeastern Ohio, is a lake of superlatives: Clocking in at 17,088 acres… |
| Allegheny Reservoir (Chautauqua-Allegheny, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Wilds, USA) |
12,080 ac | Also known as Kinzua Dam Lake, Kinzua Lake, Lake Kinzua Flowing across tree-covered hills in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York, the Allegheny Reservoir’s 12,080 acres provide an open invit… |
| Raystown Lake (Allegheny Mountains & Valleys, Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, USA) |
8,300 ac | Raystown Lake, at 8,300 acres, is the largest lake located entirely within Pennsylvania’s borders. The lake is nestled in the southern Allegheny Mount… |
| Lake Wallenpaupack (Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern Mountains, Pennsylvania, USA) |
5,700 ac | Lake Wallenpaupack is a prime recreation destination in northeast Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains region, nestled among the counties of Hawley, Pike,… |
| Shenango River Lake (Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, Pennsylvania, USA) |
3,560 ac | Also known as Shenango Reservoir Located mostly in northwestern Pennsylvania between Greenville PA and Sharon PA – and spilling into northeastern Ohio – Shenango River Lake provides f… |
| Lake Arthur (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh & Countryside, USA) |
3,225 ac | In the warm summer breeze, sailboats dart like flocks of colorful birds across Lake Arthur’s clear Pennsylvania waters. Located in Butler County, this… |
| Youghiogheny River Lake (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh & Countryside, USA) |
2,840 ac | Also known as Yough Lake In the heart of the Laurel Highlands and spanning the Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland lays Youghiogheny River Lake. The U.S. Army C… |
| Lake Wilhelm (Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, USA) |
1,860 ac | Lake Wilhelm was created in 1971 with the damming of Sandy Creek for flood control purposes. Lake Wilhelm is a shallow lake with a maximum depth of ab… |
| Lake Nockamixon (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia & Countryside, USA) |
1,450 ac | Lake Nockamixon, located in the 5,283 acre Nockamixon State Park, is located in southeastern Pennsylvania’s Bucks County. The 1,450 acre reservoir is… |
| Lake Marburg (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, USA) |
1,275 ac | Also known as Codorus Lake Pennsylvania Dutch Country near Hanover, Pennsylvania holds a spectacular recreational resource called Lake Marburg. This 1,300-acre reservoir combine… |
| East Branch Clarion River Lake (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Wilds, USA) |
1,160 ac | Also known as East Branch Lake, East Branch Reservoir East Branch Clarion River Lake, also known as East Branch Lake, is aptly named: it was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1952 by… |
